KEY BISCAYNE — There was a stretch this earlier this year where John Isner was struggling.
He lost four straight matches entering last month's BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, including two in Davis Cup play in England. But after a plane ride back to...

Although participation in the Miami Open is mandatory in most cases for top players, it's still impressive to see 74 of the top 75 ranked men and each of the top 75 ranked women have comitted to play in the March 23- April 5 event in Key Biscayne.
The 15...

Unseeded and floating dangerously in the draw, two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka took out No. 8-seeded Caroline Wozniacki 6-4, 6-2 on Thursday night to reach the third round at the first major of 2015. Azarenka's ranking slipped into the...

Flashing her powerful array of groundstrokes as well as a dazzling victory smile, American teen Taylor Townsend silenced a partisan gallery by stunning top-ranked Frenchwoman Alize Cornet Wednesday to advance to the third round at the French...

A year ago it took another player’s misfortune for Lauren Davis to get into the Sony Open. This time the Fort Lauderdale resident is making her own breaks, riding a crest of the best tennis of her budding career that has seen her rise to No. 55 in the...

It turns out Serena Williams isn't merely a figurehead as a minority owner of the Miami Dolphins. She is a closet linebacker who might well be an asset as a run stopper and pass rusher in Kevin Coyle's defense. That would have been Williams' preference if...

The streak didn't carry the significance of the one the Miami Heat has been on. Novak Djokovic had another two years ago almost twice as long as the 22-match run ended last week at Indian Wells, Calif. The loss to Juan Martin del Potro was but a blip to...

Watching Victoria Azarenka test her injured ankle in practice Friday morning, Lauren Davis saw her hopes of playing in the Sony Open slipping away. Davis, of Fort Lauderdale, was shocked when the call came one hour before Azarenka's match with Boca...

The winners on Monday included No. 1 Dinara Safina in two bagel sets, No. 3 Venus Williams in three tough ones, No. 1 Rafael Nadal and No. 2 Roger Federer in six straight sets on the main Court Philippe Chatrier and, for fun, some American guy named...

In less than a 24-hour span at the Sony Ericsson Open, the landscape of the women's draw changed as dramatically as Sunday's fickle weather, with four of the top seven women exiting.No. 2 seed Dinara Safina, fellow Russian Vera Zvonareva, the sixth...

Spectator strickenIn a scary moment on Grandstand Court, a spectator collapsed with 10th-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga trailing American qualifier Robert Kendrick 4-5, 40-30. The match was held up for 24 minutes, while emergency medical personnel tended to...

In less than a 24-hour span at the Sony Ericsson Open, the landscape of the women's draw changed as dramatically as Sunday's fickle weather, with four of the top seven women exiting.No. 2 seed Dinara Safina, fellow Russian Vera Zvonareva, the sixth...

Spectator strickenIn a scary moment on Grandstand Court, a spectator collapsed with 10th-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga trailing American qualifier Robert Kendrick 4-5, 40-30. The match was held up for 24 minutes, while emergency medical personnel tended to...

HIGHLIGHTWelcome back to the limelight, Marat Safin. He had won only one of his past 10 matches against top-10 players, but he was supreme in beating No. 3 Novak Djokovic in straight sets.LOWLIGHTDjokovic tried to lay the blame on himself for this loss....